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16 PAGES.tt PART 1.PART 1. JPages J to 8.LAST EDiTiCiiSATURDAY EVENING.TOPEKA, KANSAS, JUNE 23. 1900.SATURDAY EVENING.THREE CENTS.P07ERaAT SEA.No I'lan Has Developed ForHandling Chinese Problem.Imprisonment of Dowager Empress Is Considered.DIVISION OF EMPIREIs Also Suggested as a Solutionof the Trouble.Russia Is Accused of Startingthe Uprising.Copyright, 1000, by Associated Press.London, June 23. From every capitalin Europe and from every news centerthe world over there is pouring intoLondon an amazingly interestingstream of stories purporting to foretellthe action the powers intend to take inregard to China. According to usuallywell informed correspondents at Kome,Vienna, Yokohama, Parts and Berlin,the powers are now deliberating as tothe advisability of imprisoning the dowager empress of China and are busy arranging the details of the long lookedfor partition of the celestial empire.These forecasts bear many evidences ofauthoritative inspiration. Yet the Associated Press is in a position to saythey have not a fragment of basis.Upon the authority of the British government it can be declared that no communications have passed between thepowers regarding any action in Chinaexcepting the relief and release of thediplomats shut up in Pekin. When thatis accomplished, to use the words of aforeign official, "it will be time enoughfor the nations to deliberate on theiraction."NO PLAN.This official added:"No plan for the eventual settlementof the Chinese problems has so far beenpresented toGreatBritain nor even suggested to her."w hile Lord Salisbury is too cautioustommit himself to prophesy regard-ing the outcome of one of the most remarkable crises in the world's historythe Associated Press learns that he isnot inclined to believe this boxer outbreak will Immediately bring up thatmost vital of all points, that is. theparamount necessity for Europeansuzerainty over the entire Chinese empire. To further quote the foreign official: "in discussing the utterances ofstatesmen and the writing of correspondents one must remember they areto be gauged by standards of comparative Ignorance rather than by comparative knowledge. No European reallyknows anything about China. Someknow less than others but that is aboutall it amounts to. We are not parleying w ith the other powers and the otherpowers are not parleying with us for thesimple reason that we are all ignorantof the conditions we are facing. Unanimously we are trusting to the navalotiicer-s on the spot. When they are ina position to report to us the extent ofthe uprising they may be able to tell uswhether we are facing a rebellion chiefly confined to the north or whether weare opposed to the whole Chinese peopleand government. Then it will be feasible, but not until then, for the powersto get together in an attempt to agreeon some method of settling the Chineseproblem.FIRST THING TO DO."Th first thing te to release our respective diplomats. That, it seems, hasnot yet been accomplished, and whilethat remains the eheif objective andthe naval commanders of all nationsmaintain the present harmony GreatBritain is not anxiou3 nor do the otherpowers seem anxious to bring up thedebatable questions of an eventual settlement, and you may be assured thatall the reports of an international agreement on a line of action subsequent tothe restoration to safety of the diplomats at present are premature and unfounded." The general trend of the best informed opinion in London seems to bethat the opposing interests of Japanand Russia may in themselves precipitate, crisis even before the boxer outbreak is stamped out. Neither of themis neneved to De willing to go to thextremity ot a resort to arms at thepresent moment. Upon this later phaseof the situation, the all absorbing tonicof the day, one can hear hundreds ofopinions from men about equally posted;jfi scarcely any 01 intm agree.A well known American diplomatthough trankly confessing he is bewildered by the countless Dossihilities;involved, tells the Associated Press hebelieves it quite probable the crisis willresolve Itself into a struggle betweenitussia and Japan, and that perhapsthe true way of sizing it up is to lookat it in that light. without payingmuch attention to developments of theimmediate future of the contest between the boxers and the united forces.That DstimPte of course is made ontne supposition that the boxers constitute no representative part of China.LONDON FULL OB" AMERICANS.London is teeming with Americans,who ttr.ri difficulty in getting accommodations at the hotels. On every steamernight cab loads are turned away fromthe leading metropolitan hostelries,which are reaping a richer harvest thantver from this class of customers. Yetin a few day? they leave for Parisand their rooms are taken by more 'Americans.Compared with the eagerness of thehotel rnanai-Vrs and storekeepers inawaiting the coming of Americans, theKhedive's arrival in England was merely a trilling incident.The few editorials and cablegramsprinted here created only a mild sortof interest in the Republican nationalconvention at Philadelphia, as the remit was regarded as a foregone conclusion. Though most of the correspondents of the Englisn papers deflare President McKinley's re-electionis certain, the people here are morelikely to take keener interest in theDemocratic national convention atKansas City, for by the proceedingsthere it is generally thought thestrength of the anti-English or ratherpro-Boer element in America may.begauged.The arrival here of the Americancontingent who are to compete in theimateur athletics association championship games, July 7, has awakenedEnglish sportsmen to the fact that theyare likely to lose many laurels. Princeton's team 'ooks fit and well but thevoune athletes are much afraid of getting out of training before the eventscome off. Tbey have aone to Brightonto practice, and will probably entereveral events of the London AthleticClub' meeting, June SO. Captain CreganCopefca State 3ournal.INDEX OF TODAY'S PAPER.SATURDAY, JUNE 23 d, 1000.Weather predictions for the next 24 hours:Forecast for Kansas Fair tonight andSunday; variable winds.IMPORTANT NEWS AND FEATURES.Paok.1 Powers Still Holding Out In China.Today's London Cable Letter.C. M. Sheldon to Speak at Edinburgh.Richard Croker Returns from England.Prisoner's Escape Prevented.Americans Ambushed in Philippines.2 Sporting News.Kansas News.3Railroad News.Dun's Review of the Week.Kansas City Has Rooms in Plenty.Review of the Week.Church Announcements.Social and Personal.Topeka Horse Show Next Week.North Topeka News.Antis' Plan to Defeat Breidenthal.Civil Conflict in Bulgaria.Markets.Wants and Miscellaneous Ads.Snap Shots at Home News.Roosevelt Deprecates Nomination.IKansan Present at Loubet Reception.69Parisian Tips by a Former Topekan.Social and Personal News.Hints For Americans in Paris.Siam King to Visit America.The Management of a Campaign.Theatrical News.Cab Drivers in Russia.Editorial.Book Reviews.Stories of The Town.Timely Hints For Women.Menus.Aunt Trudy Writes of Hired Girls.Improvements at Annapolis.Anecdotes.Nicaragua Canal Fortifications.Boxers Oppose Civilization.The Situation in India.Story "Pete Sllvernail's Daughter."Humor of the Day.1011121314IB16said to a representative of the Associated Press that they believed theyhad a fair chance of carrying off a fewprizes. The Syracuse, Pennsylvania,Georgetown, Michigan, Chicago andNew loTk athletic club competitorsaie now awaited.AMERICAN BISHOPS.The American bishops taking part inthe missionary celebration have wongolden opinions for their eloquence andforce. Commenting on Bishop Doar.e 3and Bishop Dudley's speeches, theWestminster Gazette, after referringto their wonderful flow of language, delighted with the force and ease withwhich they passed from humor topathos and back again, declares:"One felt that our English speakerssimply were not in it, and the rest ofthe speeches fell rather flat in cor.sequenoe. They had something to sayand knew how to say it in the mostperfect form, and primate and premierleaned back In their chairs and laugheddelightedly at this unexpected outburstof American forensic power."CROKER ARRIVESReaches New York on the Lucania Thi9 Morning.New York, June 23. The steamshipLucania with Richard Croker on boardarrived in New York harbor at an earlyhour this morning. Half a dozen of theDemocratic leaders of this city wentdown the bay to meet him. After remaining in this city for a few days, itis expected that Mr. Croker will go westfor the purpose of attending the KansasCity Democratic convention.Mr. Croker says that he is ready totake a very active part in the comingnational camDaign. Mr. Croker acknowledged having owned American Icestock, but said it was bought beforethe company became a trust, and wouldnot say if he was now a stockholder.As to the recuest made to GovernorPoorevelt to remove Mayor Van Wyckfor his ownership of ice stock, Mr.Croker said:"The governor has the power to do soif the mayor is guilty, but all men mustbe corsidered innocent until they areconvicted of wrongdoing.""What would you consider" as guilt?"he was asked."Well, in case the mayor used hisoffice to get possession of the shares ofstock, or to increase the price of ice;that would be, if proven, cause for hisremoval," was the reply.Upon matters pertaining to the national campaign, Mr. Croker said thatwith Roosevelt as McKinley's runningmate we should have "San Juan hillall over again." He said that he wasgoing to Kansas City, and that he hadto thank the New York newspapers formaking him a delegate. It looked, hesaid, as if Bryan would be the Democratic nominee for the presidency.Mr. Croker was asked whether hethough Comptroller Coler would makea good vice presidential candidate, ora stronger candidate fof governor, buthe said that he could not answer that.Mr. Croker said that in their trustplank the Republicans were simplystraddling the matter."They cannot take that plank awayfrom the Democrats," he said.SHUTS HIMSELF UP.Governor Roosevelt Refuses toSee Callers.New 'Stork, June 23. Governor Roosevelt is keeping himself secluded in hishome at Cornac near Oyster Bay, L. I.He refused to see callers today. He isoverwhelmed with telegrams congratulating him on his nomination to the vicepresidency. All persons who wish to seehim during the next few days will haveto make appointments ia advance.HOLDING OUT.Foreign Legations at PekinKeep Chinese at Bay.German Ambassador is Not Deadas Reported.FIGHTIXG CONTINUES.No Cessation in the Bombardment at Tien Tsin.Losses of Foreign Forces HaveReached 150.Including Lieut. Wright of theU. S. Navy.Shanghai, June 23. Prince Tuan hastaken charge as general in chief, afterdismissing Yung La, a nephew of theemperor1, the former commander inchief. Prince Tuan gave notice thathe would march to Tien Tsin andsweep out the handful of foreignersthere.At daylight on the morning of June 21he attacked the settlements at TienTsin with artillery and the best foreign drilled troops. The Chinese armyhad about forty-five Krupps. ' Theymanaged to burn the United Statesconsulate. The warehoused and theStandard Oil company's premises arebelieved to have escaped. Though thesituation is grave, the Chinese havenot occupied Tien Tsin.The latest news from Pekin is tothe effect that there is no change inthe situation. This is taken to" meanthat the legations still hold out. TheChinese have surrounded them, but donot dare to make another attack. Apparently they hope to starve out thosewho have taken refuge there.Foreigners and commercial men at allof the treaty ports are of the opinionthat the Chinese government has beenwrecked beyond repair, and the onlysolution for the existing anarchy willbe the establishment or a new government controlled by the civilized nations. Attempts to restore the empresso nthe basis of her foreordianed promise of good behavior would make theposition of the foreigners worse thanever. A popular plan is the restoration of the emperor, if found alive.With liberal advisers he could be heldsubject to strict supervision by somecouncil representing the foreign powers.The personal punishment of the highestofficials concerned in the anti-foreignmovements is considered essential. Interest is focused on Russia and America. Tt is the universal belief that Russiainstigated rioting, expecting to marchan army to Pekin and proclaim herselfprotector of China under the guise ofrestoring order, but achieved a fiascoon account of the prompt action of thother powers. America, who is considered to hold the key to the situation because of being beyond suspicionof land grabbing motivra, is in the bestposition to take the lead in making proposals for a permanent arrangement.There is a practical Anglo-Americanalliance in China. The commercial organizations of both nationalities areurging their respective governments tohury more troops. The presence ofenough soldiers to enforce the demandsupon China besides being a check tothe ambitions of rival powers is deemedvital. There is an insufficient numberof English troops available to -protectthe interests at stake in the treatyports. The English and Americansconfidently expect that several regiments will be sent from the Philippines without delay.No confidence is placed in Li HungChang, who is expected to follow whatever policy is likely to result in personal aggrandizement. Many missionariesfrom the Yang Tse Kiang valley are coming to Shanghaifor safety. Three Chinese gunboatsrecently built by the Armstrongs havearrived at Shanghai from Taku, fleeing from the foreign fleets, leavingChinese behind in their haste. TwoChinese cruisers at Kiang King fort,fifty miles up the river, are kept understeam. The forts are provided withmodern artillery, and are instructedto watch for the approach of foreigners.Six American Presbyterian missionariesfrom Kiang King have arrived atShanghai.A wealthy Chinaman who fled fromPekin on the 14th says that all the legations, except the British, Austrian andBelgian have been burned, the foreigners taking refugee with those three.FOREIGN LOSSES 150.New York, June 23. The Journal andAdvertiser today prints a copyright dispatch from Rev. Frederick Brown, presiding elder of the Tien Tsin districtof the Methodist Episcopal church. Thedispatch is dated at Che Foo June 22,and is as follows:"I have just got away from Tien Tsinon a German gunboat. The city hasbeen bombarded for several days by theChinese. All the foreign part of TienTsin has been destroyed."Lieut. Wright of our navy, and 150others of the white residents, marinesand sailors, sent up to our assistance,are killed or wounded."The American consulate building hasbeen destroyed."Ammunition is almost gone. The garrison is suffering terribly and needs instant help.'BARON VON KETTELER IS SAFE.Berlin, June 23. The Chinese minister 1here, Lu Hai Houan, today Informedthe foreign office that the German minister at Pekin, Baron von Ketteler, who,it was reported, had been killed by theboxers was safa and well.PEKIN IN PERIL.New York, June 23. In response to acabled inquiry, as to whether their missionaries in Pekin and Shan Tung weresafe the Presbyterian board of foreignmissions, in this city, today received thefollowing reply from the Presbyterianmission treasurer, Elterichs, at CheFoo:"Che Foo, June 22. Pekin in peril.Shan Tung ordered to port."As interpreted by the secretary of thePresbyterian board of foreign missions.Charles Wr. Hand, the dispatch meansthat all missionaries in the province ofShan Tung have been ordered by theUnited States consul to leave their mission posts and proceed in haste to someport where they can be under the protection of a United States gunboat.CHINESE GUNS WORKED STEADILY. London, June 23. 11:25 a. m. Specialdispatches from Shanghai dated at 7:20p. m. give additional details of the bombardment of Tien Tsin. It is reportedthat Tien Tsin has been incessantlybombarded for the last three days. Theentire British and French settlementshave been destroyed. Heavy casualtiesare reported. The Chinese number atleast 15,000 inside- the city, while: theiremissaries crowd the foreign quarters,setting fire, to the building. The Chineseguns are being worked steadily from thewalls of the native city. The consulatesall being destroyed, the foreigners flockto the town hall. The assistance of reinforcements is implored. The Russiansare now entrenched in the depot. Theyare resisting the advance which the enemy is making in overwhelming numbers. -No word has been received fromAdmiral Seymour, and it is feared thatthe relief column fared badly. There isan exodus of foreigners from the YangTse Kiang forts to Shanghai and Japan.Many consider Shanghai unsafe, owingto the absence of foreign troops.MORE INSURRECTION.Paris, June 23. T - French consulgeneral in Coma lelegraphs, under dateof Friday, June 22, as follows:"The Chinese have bombarded theTien Tsin concessions and have destroyed the American consulate."A dispatch received here from theFrench consul, M. Francois, sent fromYunnan-Sen under date of Sunday.June17, expresses fear of an insurrectionagainst the mandarins In Yunnan-Senow ing to apprehensions of a war. Heexplains that this is the reason why heis detained.Another telegram dated June 20, announces that the mandarins had reestablished tranquillity in Mong Tseand that the situation in Yunnan-Senwas unchanged. It was added that twoEuropeans from the latter place hadsucceeded in reaching Mong Tse without having encountered great obstacles,and that four Chinese convicted of participating in the burning of a churchand five European houses, June 16, hadbeen executed.COULDN'T BREAK CHINESE LINE.Washington, June 23. The navy department this morning received an important dispatch from Admiral Kempffstating that an engagement is now inprogress between the United Statesmarines and other forces against theChinese army, outside of Tien Tsin. Thefollowing bulletin has been issued bythe department:"Acting Secretary Hackett has thismorning received a dispatch from Admiral Kempff, dated Che Foo, June 23,to the effect that our marines underMajor Waller, together with 400 Russians have had an engagement with theChinse army near Tien Tsin. Theycould not break through the line. Aforce numbering 2,000, the admiral reports, is now ready to make anotherattempt."The main importance of this dispatchis Admiral Kempff's disclosure that itis the Chinese army and not the boxerswho are fighting the foreign troops.LI-HUNG CHANG'S POLICY.Hong Kong, June 23. Li Hung Changwho was interviewed in Canton said hewould leave for Pekin on June 27, inobedience to an order from the empress to suppress the boxers -and tomake Deace with the powers.He endorsed the opinion that he wasthe only man in China capable of copingwith the situation. He said he believedthe boxers to be a "rabble led away byfanaticism and anti-Christian feeling."But he also declared that the nativeChristian leaders were much to blame,inasmuch as they engendered litigationin the native courts. He asserted thathe did not regard the boxers as a political society, and that in his opinionthe empress had been misled and misinformed. Prince Li said he had been officiallyinformed that the Taku forts firedupon the allied fleet because the admirals sent an ultimatum calling forthe removal of the soldiers. He doesnot interpret that action as a declaration of war. and he has not receivedany instructions to the effect that warhas been declared.His remedy for the situation is todecapitate the leaders of the boxers, tosend their isnorant followers home,and to make peace with the powers.RUSSIA MOBILIZING SIBERIANARMY.London, June 23. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Daily Mailtelegraphing Thursday, says: "TheRussian minister of war. General Kou-ropatkin yesterday ordered a mobuization of all the Siberian regiments of theline.PRINCE LI ASKS PERMISSION.Washington. June 23. The state department has received a number of important communications concerningChina. One is from Li Hung Changasking permission to proceed to Pekinto help restore order. The UnitedStates, and it is believed other powers,have given the desired permission.Other communications give promiseof Chinese officials to maintain orderin their provinces.. A CLIMAX REACHED.London, June 23. Matters in Chinaappear to have reached nearly theclimax of seriousness judging from thismorning's news. The announcementthat Prince Tuan has assumed activecommand of the Chinese troops and thebombarding of Tien Tsin seem conclusive evidence that the dowager empresshas declared war on the combinedEuropean powers and that the wholemilitary strensth of China is to beemployed in behalf of the boxers. Iis considered significant that the Chinese merchants of Shanghai are realizing on their effects in specie and retiring into the interior. Evidently theyanticipate a spread of the trouble.Consequently it is urged the forts atWoo Fung should be seized by the international forces in order to forestallpossible eventualities. Possibly aspreliminary to some excitement of thiskind, the consuls at Shanghai todaaddressed a note to the Chinese adrr.iral asking him to remove his fleetfrom Shanghai. In compliance withthis request two Chinese warships areto sail today and the rest tomorrowThe gravity ot the situation at TienTsin can hardly be overestimated.. Thecritical state of affairs seems plaifrom the haste with which the smallforce of 2.000 men was dispatched fromTaku to the relief of the Tien Tsin garrison force. It is doubtless conveyin.ammunition, the absence of which addsso sensibly to the straits of the garrisonA late message from Tien, Tsin warnsthe relieving force to beware of Chinese ambuscades outside the town.itthe assurance of the Chinese ministerat Berlin relative to the safety of Baronvon Ketteler, the German minister atPekin, can be credited, it will tend materially to brighten the situation atthe Chinese capital, as it leads to theinference that the other legations aresimilarly safe.It appears from a telegram sent bythe German consul at Che Fu thatCommander Lans. f the litis. wasreally wounded at the Taku fight, together with four other Germans, whileseven were killed, including Lieutenant(Continued on StiSHOT TO KILLDesperate Attempt of CountyJail Trusty to Escape.Steals Revolver and FrightensWife of Sheriff.HE MISSES A DEPUTY.Fires at W. E. Stewart WhoCaptures the Culprit.Prisoner an Example of Youthful Total Depravity.There was great excitement at thecounty jail this morning when StewartSt. John, a prisoner, attempted to escape. St. John is a boy about 16 yearsol age, and is in jail charged with theburglary of the depot at Rossville.He was a trusty and this morning wasemployed scrubbing the kitchen in Ihe'residence portion of the jail. Some onealways keens an eye on the trusties,but this morning young Stewart wasleft alone for a few minutes and disappeared. The alarm was at oncegiven and the officers started: on a huntfor him. W. E. Stewart, who is employed in the sheriff's office, was leftin charge of the jail while the jailerwent with the searchers. The officershad only been gone a few minutes whenMrs. Cook discovered St. John hidingunder the stairs in the basement. Shewas badly frightened when she saw theboy with a revolver leveled at her andscreamed. The screaming broughtStewart down the stairs on the jump,and St. John ran out of the house and,just as Stewart got to the door, hejumped over the high fence at thenorth of the jail. Stewart at once ranback through the jail to the alley onthe east and as he turned the cornerwas greeted by a shot from St. John.who had dropped behind a shed in th?eeds. Stewart shot at him butmissed. He leveled his revolver at St.John before he could fire again andmade him put up his hands. He wasthen taken to the iail and the otherfficers were called in.Stewart St. John, and that is a fictitious name, as he admits, is the toughest boy of his age Topeka officers haveever met. He claims that his home isn Kentucky, and that his father is aravelins man with headquarters inSt. Louis. It is known that he has beenn the house of correction in St. Louis.nd when the members of the nationalharities and corrections conventionisited the jail here several of themknew St. John and talked with him.In talking of the affair after, he hadbeen returned to his cell, he said: "Iintended to hide and get away at night,but when Mrs. Cook saw me I hadto make a run for I knew some onewould come. I ran out of the houseand just as I got over the fence a manwith a big gun came in the yard. Iwas behind the fence and had a deadbead on his head when Mrs. Cookstepped between us. Of course shedidn't see me aiming at him as I hadmy gun pointed through a knot hole.Stewart can't shoot a little bit. and Iam glad it wasn't Carl Lawson" who gota shot at me."He said that he had learned fromanother tnisti' that there were twoguns kept in the house, and since hehad heard of it he had been planningto get them and escape. "I would havemade business pick Up for them if Icould have found a box of cartridges,but I couldn't find any and had to takethe gun with just the loads that werein it. If I could have got behind something I would have got several of thembefore they hurt me.""Don't you know that it will go hardwith you now?" he was asked."Yes, but I don t care. I know lotsof fellows in the coal mine, and itwon't be for more than five years.""Suppose you had killed Stewart;don't you know that you would havebeen nuns?"Oh, I guess so; but I am tired ofstaying here in jail, and I would justas soon plug one of them fellows asnot.""What makes you so bad; did youread dime novels and Jesse Jamesbooks?" inquired some one.'No, I never read dime novels. Iam just naturally tough."The boy did not show the least signof nervousness and talked calmly overthe shooting. He is not a bad lookingboy, and uses much better languagethan the average tough boy.TTe was put in jail on the charge, ofburglary, but was allowed to pleadguilty, and was given a jail sentence.which would have expired on October 25.BRYAN ON THE PLATFORM,Criticising the Philadelphia Declaration of Principles.Milwaukee, Wis., June 23. Col. William Jenning Bryan while en route toChicago from his outing trip in Wisconsin stated today that all stories to theeffect that there have been any differences between himself and ChairmanJones of the Democratic national committee were absolutely without foundation. Asked his opinion of the Philadelphia platform. Colonel Bryan said"The Philadelphia platform is the bestevidence thus far given of the deception attempted by the Republican partyTaken in connection with the speechesmade at the convention it shows thathe Republican party's platform of 1896was a deliberate fraud as far as thepromises of international bimetallismwere concerned; that the party's attitude on the trust question is insincerethat the party is not willing to stateits attitude on the Philippine questionand invite the judgment of the people,Nothing was more manifest in the corw-vention than the military spirit andyet the convention did not dare endorsethe demand of the president in 1898 fora standing army of 100,000 men.VISITS CHICAGO.Chicago, June 23. William J. Bryanbronzed like an Indian from his twiweeks' outing in the woods and amongthe lakes of central Wisconsin, arrivedin Chicago today and will leave for hishome in Lincoln, Neb., tonight over theBurlington road. Colonel Bryan santhat he would remain in Lincoln for anindefinite period, and unless he changedhis present-plans, would not attend theKansas City convention.Colonel Bryan today held conferenceswith former Governor Altgeld. ex-Conpressman Hinrichsen and other leadersof the party in Illinois, during wnicn tnepolitical outlook was discussed incentral way.RED FIRE WILL BURNAbout September 1 Accordingto Chairman Hanna.Pittsburg, Pa.. June 23. Senator Hanna, chairman of the Republican national committee, was in the city for ashort time today en route from Philadelphia to Cleveland and talked atlength on the plans of campaign."I have been assailed on every handby the question as to what states wewill win. over from the Democrats," saidthe Ohio senator, "and would like to tellthe newspapers and would like to havethem tell everybody in the country whois interested in the campaign that thegrand old party this year will go afterits opponents wherever they are found.No stronger ticket was ever placed inthe field. I would not like to predictthe majority that will go to McKinleyand Roosevelt and I have not heard ofGen. Grosvenor having made any forecasts as to the result of this campaign.However, we will carry Kentucky, Goebel law or no Goebel law. Californiawill vindicate itself. Up in the northwest the Republicans will have no difficulty in holding sway. There is nodoubt as to the turn things will takein the east."Asked as to his opinion of the resultof the fight in Nebraska, the senator replied:"We will try hard to keep Bryan'sstate in the righteous column, too.It w ill not be an extraordinarily earlycampaign. Senator Hanna stated thatvery little' would be done for severalweeks and seemed to imply that the Republicans would wait on the openingmaneuvers of the Democrats before anysteps would be taken. About August 1.he said, the issues of the campaign willbe clearly defined and the nationalmanagers will then be ready to co-operate with the committees in the variousstates. "September 1. will see the redfire burning and all the drums will bebeating before a fortnight later," wasthe senator's comment, when questioned regarding the time of the opening ofthe campaign.CONFLICT IMMINENT.Between the Republic of Ecuador and Colombia.New York, June 23. Settlements inEcuador near the Colombian frontierhave been sacked by Colombian irregular soldiers and great cruelties were inflicted upon the inhabitants, says aGuayaquil, Ecuador dispatch to theHerald. It is expected another invasionwill occur and that the Colombian regulars will participate. The situation isgrave. A conflict between Colombia and,Muaaor is imminent.RECEPTION TO CURTIS.Topeka Congressman Will Ba Givenan Ovation.Congressman Charles Curtis will begiven a reception Monday eveninThe parade, arranged for as a part ofthe t lambeau club celebration, willmove from the Rock Island depot alongKansas avenue to the Copeland hotel,nd the oraer of march will be as follows :Topeka Wheelmen.Topeka City Troop.Marshall's Military Band.Congressman Curtis and reception committee in carriages.Veterans of the Civil war.Citizens.Boys' Bugle Corps.Soldiers of the Spanish-American war.Democratic Flambeau club.Jackson's band.Independent Scandinavian club.Republican Flambeau club.Santa Fe Curtis club.First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth andSixth ward Curtis clubs..OAKLEY MINISTER WRITESRev. Sir. James Sends a Letter PromSouthampton to His Wife.Kansas City, Kas., June 23 S. E.Betts, superintendent or Bethany hospital, has returned from Oakley, Kas.,where he went to confer with Mrs. T.H. James, the wife of the missing Kansas minister who promised the hospital$60,000 of a fortune which he was toinherit in England.Mrs. James received a letter from herhusband written aboard the steamerupon which he took passage, butmailed directly after the boat's arrivalit Southampton. The letter stated thatthe writer had formed the acquaintanceof a very congenial clergyman on theway over, and that they had becomefast friends and would be together muchn England.Mrs. James has heard nothing fromher husband since this time, and shefears that the strange minister was onthe boat for no good purpose, but thathe was a tool used to make way withher husband who went to England toclaim a fortune of millions that manyothers lay claim to.Did Burton Say This ?J. R. Burton, chairman national delegation Kansas declared itself out andout in the beginning for Roosevelt because the -delegates felt sure that if hewere put on the ticket it would meanthe addition of 5,000 votes for the Republican ticket. We will be able to getone congressman, 1 think, but 1 amafraid we shall not be able to get anelectoral vote, as the plurality forBryan in 18S0 is too high for us.Crops Injured by Rain.Atlanta, Ga., June 23 The rainfallin this part of the south has been veryheavy the past two days, and in Atlanta nearly three inches of water hasfallen. Crops are reported badly injured. The fruit crop has been damaged fully one-third.Reginald Tower Coming.'Liverpool, June 23. Among the passengers on the Cunard line steamerEturia which sailed from this port today for New York was Reginald Tower,secretary of the British embassy atWashington, who it is said is to succeed Sir Claude McDonald as Britishminister at Pekin, the latter havingbeen recalled owing to ill health.Burned Themselves OutPhoenix, Ariz., June 23. The forestfires in the Pucha mountains in Choascounty have burned themselvesout. Many thousand acres are denudedand $500,000 worth of fine lumber hasbeen destroyed. A prospector, O. L.Noyes, originaly from Kansas City, isbelieved to have lost his life.ORIVENJACK.Reconnoitering Force Sent Outby Gen. MacArthurAmbushed by Filipinos in StrongPosition.ASSISTANCE IS SENT.American Troops Fail to Dislodge the Enemy.And Are Compelled to Retreatto the Coast.Our Losses 7 Killed, 11 Wounded and Two Missing.Washington, June 23. The war department has received the following cablegram from Gen. MacArthur:"Manila, June 23. Adjutant General,Washington:"Detachment four officers, 100 men,Fortieth volunteer infantry. CaptainMillar, commanding, left Tagayan June13, on reconnoissance up the Tagayaariver, ambushed by insurgents in strongposition. Fifty men sent to reinforcefrom Tagayan. Could, not take positionand troops withdrew to coast port.Our loss in killed:Company H Robert H. Coles, John.H. Haywood, Fred Holloway, John T.Pelham, Frank Salisbury.Company M Corporal Jesse MoodyMichael J. McQuirk.Wounded Company I. Captain Walter B. Elliott, slight: company H, Capt.Thomas Miller in thigh, slight; Jeff Effig, moderate; James W. Jeffries, slight;Roxie Wheaton. moderate: George Hollarif, slight; Murlie Phillips, severe;John W. Smith, severe. Company M,Edwin E. Williams, severe. CompanyK, George W. Wells, severe; Lex M.Kamters, moderate.Missing Company H, Sergeant SV.Northcross.Full detail report not received.MAC ARTHUR.THEY NEED TEDDY.Colorado Delegation Urges theRough Rider to Come.Chicago, June 23. The Colorado dele-,gation to the Republican national convention which arrived from Philadelphiathis morning sent the following telegram to Governor Rooseve.it:Chicago, June 23.Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, New York.Colorado delegation and Colorado Re-'publicans returning from the nationalconvention at Philadelphia cordially invite you to isit Colorado on your western Oklahoma trip in July, or date tosuit your convenience. We promise youthe largest and most enthusiastic reception on. behalf of the people of ourstate ever held in the Rocky mountainregion. In the interest of Republicansuccess in the great west we urge uponyou the importance of your acceptance.Kindly answer secretary at Denver.GEORGE W. COOK, Secretary.JOHN GRASS, Chairman.The delegation will leave for the westover the Burlington at 4 o'clock thisafternoon.SHELDON WILL SPEAK.Topeka Pastor Will Address World'sW. C. T. TT. Tomorrow.Edinburgh, June 23. At the massmeeting to be held by the world's W. C.T. V. Sunday afternoon, at which LadySomerset will preside. Rev.M. Sheldon, ofTopeka. author of "In His Steps" willdeliver the address. In the morning hewill preach at the Free Assembly hall,where the convention will meet.Among the social features will be areception tendered by the United Kingdom Alliance to Mrs. Stevens. Miss Gordon. Mrs. Barney, Mrs. Stevenson andMiss Agnes Slack, of the United States,a reception given to the ladies by thelady mayoress of Manchester, a reception to the Rev. Chas. M. Sheldon, anda general reception to the delegates by .the lord provost of Edinburgh.A POWERFUL COMBINE.A Gas Trust Forming Which WillBeat the WorldNew York, June 23. The Press thismorning says:Behind the agreement of the gas company's touching $1.05 per thousand cubicfeet is a combination of interests, whichif successful will establish trnj mostpowerful gas. corporation known to anycity of the workl. The Consolidatedcompany, the Central concern soon willincrease its capital about $20,000,000 or$30,000,000, the exact figure not being:announced. The forthcoming circularto stockholders will suggest a means ofdistributing a present surplus of onemillion dollars. During the past yearthe Consolidated company has absorbedpractically all the gas and electric light.heat and power companies in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Bronx boroughs.BATLEY BEATS COOKE.Fusionists Nominate Jewell CountyHan For State Senator.George H. Bailey of Jewell county hasbeen nominated for state senator by thefusionists in the Thirty-third district.This district is composed of Jewelland Mitchell counties, the present senator being Anson S. Cooke of Beloit whowent home from the last session of thelegislature firm in the determination tobe a candidate for governor. He hasnot since been mentioned in that connection and a successor has been namedfor his place in the senate.Death of Judge Warren.Albuquerque, N. M., June 23. JudgeHenry L. Warren, one of the best.known lawyers of the southwest is dead.Before coming to New Mexico he waschief justice of Montana. He was bornin Quincy, 111., in 1837. and his remainswill be shipped to that city for interment. Weather Indications.Chicago, June 23. Forecast for Kansas: Fair tonight and Sunday; variaol4 winds.